School Love
"School Love" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue,[1] which was recorded by Blue and released as his third single on Bell Records in 1974.[2] It reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] No. 3 on the Danish charts[4] (his biggest hit there), No. 9 on the Rhodesian charts[5] No. 24 on the Australian GoSet chart [6] and No. 31 in the Australian Kent Music Report chart,[7] making it Blue's last international hit, although he would go on to have another two UK hit singles later that year. It also reached No. 4 on the Radio Northsea Toppers 20 on 15 March 1974[8] and No. 5 on the Hessische Rundfunk Hitparade International chart.[9]
Blue performed the song twice on Top of the Pops, on 7[10] and 21 March 1974.[11] He also performed the song on the Spanish RTVE television show ¡Señoras y señores! on 19 October 1974.[12] According to the NME, it was one of the top 150 UK singles of 1974.[13] It was also listed as 84th best single of 1974 in Australia according to Sydney 2SM as listed in Billboard.[14]
Cover versions of the song was released by vocal group The Hiltonaires on their album Made In England 9,[15] and Brazilian artist Paul Lynsey on the album Super Sucessos 74.[16] It was also released as a single by Italian group Moto Perpetuo[17] and this was often played on Italian radio,[18] as well as an album track by another Italian group, La Quinta Faccia, on their self-titled album with Italian lyrics by Capelli.[19] Argentinean rock and roll pioneer, Nicky Jones, also released a Spanish language version "Amor De Estudiante" on the 1974 album "Hot 12".[20]
More recently, Blue's version was one of the tracks on his compilation CD albums, The Singles Collection.[21] and Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)... Best Of.[22] It was also included on the 2000 compilation CD Jackie Love Songs, which made No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart that year.[23] Blue's version of the song was featured in the 2014 film, Northern Soul.[24][25] The song is also mentioned in the book, The Rough Guide to Cult Pop by Paul Simpson.[26]
References[edit]
- ^ "School Love". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Barry Blue - School Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 15 February 1974. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "school+love | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "School Love : Barry Blue". Danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Barry Blue - School Love / Hi-Cool Woman - Bell - South Africa - PS 315". 45cat.com. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 24 August 1974". Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ David Kent (1993) Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
- ^ "Radio Northsea Toppers 20 - 1974". Hitnoteringen.nl. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Hitparade International". Hessencharts.de. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Episode #11.10". IMDb.com. 7 March 1974. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Episode #11.12". IMDb.com. 21 March 1974. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "¡Señoras y señores!: 19/10/1974 | RTVE Play". Rtve.es. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Old-Charts". Old-charts.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Billboard. February 6, 1975
- ^ "The Hiltonaires - Made In England 9 (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. 1974. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Various - Super Sucessos 74". Discogs. 2 November 1974. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Moto Perpetuo - School Love (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ 18 July 1976, Radiocorriere
- ^ "La Quinta Faccia - La Quinta Faccia (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Various - Hot 12". Discogs.com. 1974. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Dave Thompson (2002-12-03). "The Singles Collection - Barry Blue | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)... Best Of". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Jackie: Love Songs [2010] - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Northern Soul". IMDb.com. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Northern Soul Soundtrack List - Complete List of Songs". Soundtrackmania.net. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Cult Pop by Paul Simpson, Publisher: Rough Guides, first edition released 2 October 2003, ISBN 978-1843532293, p. 78